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Chapter 131: Funeral Services and Breakthrough (Part 1)
Chapter 131: Funeral Services and Breakthrough (Part 1)
"Why not listen?" Lu Ming asked, puzzled.
He actually wanted to hear what Gu Yue Fangyuan had in mind.
After all, knowing the enemy and oneself was the key to victory. Understanding Gu Yue Fangyuan's strategy would help him respond better later.
"You wouldn't want to know," Long Aotian whispered, then laughed maniacally. "Is that all you've got?"
"Dozens of Great Abilities working together, even with an Eighth Realm expert suppressing, yet you dare not approach. Are you really that afraid of me?"
"It seems so."
"How dare you!"
The 'Blackbird' went wild, flapping its wings, and countless black feather phantoms shot out like immortal swords. Long Aotian punched each one, shattering them all, and stared coldly without fear.
"Good, good, good."
The Blackbird, in its extreme anger, laughed, "Let's charge in together and kill them as fast as we can!"
"This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate."
One of the Great Abilities from the Imperial Capital hesitated.
They naturally didn't want to listen to the orders of these moist birth, fur-and-scale beings.
At the same time, they were also concerned about their own safety.
These Peerless Talents... no, they should be called perverts. It was clear that they already possessed Seventh Realm fighting power; otherwise, they wouldn't have survived the previous round of attacks.
Knowing their strength, instead of relying on array formations to attack them from a distance, they were actually engaging in close combat?
This was too risky and unwise.
"What's inappropriate about it?!"
The Great Blackbird's voice turned colder, "Are you afraid?"
"Humans, hmph! You're all just a few inches from the ground, "Are you afraid of death?"
"Even if we're afraid of death, you should still listen to us. This array formation can only trap them temporarily, not forever! Constantly attacking from a distance will also affect the formation. If we can't kill them after a few more rounds, once the formation is broken, it'll be truly difficult to capture them."
"If you dare not, then move aside and don't hinder us!"
The faces of the Great Abilities from the Imperial Capital turned pale.
"Don't be arrogant."
"Who said we're afraid?"
"Then let's fight!"
"Charge in!"
Although they were displeased, they had to admit that the Great Blackbird made sense. Moreover, when it came to understanding Long Aotian, no one could surpass the Winged Clan.
Since they said and did so, there must be a reason... right?
Surrounded!
They entered, closing in, and the oppressive feeling intensified.
"They're here."
Long Aotian said, "Let them come at us, then we can counterattack. Otherwise, for a while, we can only passively take the hits, and we may not be able to withstand it."
"But from now on, it's all up to our abilities and fate."
"If I get a chance, I'll escape first. If you can't escape, I'll make sure to roast them for you later, and consider it revenge for you. It's not for nothing that we were friends."
"Brother Aotian..."
"I have an idea..."
Gu Yue Fangyuan didn't want to die.
He wanted to live.
But in this situation, he knew his chances of survival were slim. If Long Aotian abandoned him and escaped...
"Shut up, don't mention your crazy ideas again, or I'll kill you first!"
Gu Yue Fangyuan was speechless and could only remain silent.
Lu Ming didn't speak, but he tightened his grip on the spirit weapon longsword in his hand, his gaze determined.
This sword was retrieved from the Heaven Wind Sect's treasure vault, and it was quite a find. He didn't think he could kill a Great Ability with these skills, but at least he could buy some time.
He had to die after Gu Yue Fangyuan and observe the situation, right?
He couldn't let him escape with some special technique!
The ultimate battle erupted.
Almost all the Demon Clan Powerhouses surrounded Long Aotian, including the Eighth Realm expert.
Even someone as strong as Long Aotian, before fully maturing, fell into an absolute disadvantage. He seemed to be in peril, and before long, he was already bleeding.
But he didn't fall; instead, he used a secret technique and unleashed even greater power, fighting desperately.
On the other side, three Demon Lords and two of the Seven Princess Protectors of the Heavenly Yuan Immortal Dynasty surrounded Gu Yue Fangyuan.
Gu Yue Fangyuan was indeed a protagonist template, and his strength was not weak.
But he was still in the developmental stage and far from being a 'Great Love Immortal Venerable'. The lesser demons he possessed were relatively weak, and the demon toadflax he had obtained with difficulty was almost completely damaged in the previous battle.
Although his opponents were far less powerful than Long Aotian, Gu Yue Fangyuan dodged and relied on his strange lesser demons to buy time.
Lu Ming faced four Seventh Realm Great Abilities from the Southwest Imperial Capital.
Although it was dangerous, it was relatively harmonious.
They were indeed attacking, not slacking off.
But they only appeared to be not slacking off.
At least...
They didn't use their full strength, nor did they fight to the death.
Lu Ming was the same.
They weren't protagonists...
Strictly speaking, Lu Ming had no grudges with the Winged Clan or the Southwest Imperial Capital.
He did have a grudge with the Xiao Family of the Heavenly Yuan Immortal Dynasty, but these two Protectors were royal members and seemed unaware that he had killed several Sixth Realm experts from the Xiao Family, so they didn't take action against him.
"Not only that."
Lu Ming fought while observing the battle, thinking to himself.
The Winged Clan and Long Aotian were mortal enemies, so they fought fiercely.
Gu Yue Fangyuan and Long Aotian had joined forces to kill the Winged Clan's Second Divine Son and several Great Ability Protectors, so their hatred was also deep, and they were forced into a dangerous situation.
As for the two Protectors, one of the princesses was affected by something, so they fought with determination.
"But, these four Great Abilities from the Southwest Imperial Capital don't have a direct grudge with me."
"They don't have a good relationship with the Winged Clan or the Heavenly Yuan Immortal Dynasty, and they're here just to maintain their face and fulfill their duties as hosts."
"Assisting me is undoubtedly the best choice and the most correct decision."
"They know that as long as my mind is sound, I won't go all out or act recklessly."
"This unspoken understanding suits me just fine."
It was like a police officer helping out in another district.
In someone else's territory, they were helping a foreigner.
Strictly speaking, this matter didn't have much to do with them, but this 'gangster' was unexpectedly strong, with the possibility of injuring or even killing themselves.
Under such circumstances...
With his monthly income of just a few hundred, what kind of life was he living?
For this very reason, Lu Ming and the four Powerhouses had an unspoken agreement. Their battle seemed extremely fierce, akin to heaven-shattering earth-destroying, with all sorts of chaotic attacks flying about.
However, in reality, they were all holding back.
Forget going all out, they didn't even inflict minor injuries.
After all, neither side was the protagonist.
Thus, all that was needed was to create a grand scene, waiting for Long Aotian and Gu Yue to settle the two battlefields, and determine the winner.
"The situation is developing according to the best scenario."
"If luck is on my side, perhaps I can even save this revival coin."
"But..."
"This is all going too smoothly."
Too smooth to be true!
"What are these Powerhouses doing, bombarding from afar?"
"Could it be..."
"Is the Intelligence Reduction Aura in effect?"
"Indeed, it would be strange if Long Aotian's Intelligence Reduction Aura wasn't working."
"But, am I affected too?"
Lu Ming was secretly vigilant.
This Intelligence Reduction Aura was too bizarre; it was hard to guard against, and caution was necessary.
Bang!!!
A loud explosion echoed, and Lu Ming followed the sound, only to find that Gu Yue Fangyuan's arm had been severed.
It was swallowed whole by a large demon and chewed to bits.
Gu Yue Fangyuan's face turned ugly, her skin twitching.
Long Aotian retreated, coughing up large mouthfuls of blood, mixed with fragments of internal organs.
Clearly, he wasn't faring well either.
The three of them briefly gathered, and Gu Yue Fangyuan's expression turned grim.
"I have three plans..."
"Let's hear them," Lu Ming suggested.
But Long Aotian spoke up, "I don't need any of your plans!"
Gu Yue fell silent for a moment, then smiled bitterly, "Then there's nothing left."
Lu Ming: "..."
Gu Yue continued, "Actually, I was thinking, we could all consume a special type of demon toadflax!"
"I understand. These demons are powerful, but they fight instinctively. In their eyes, swallowing their opponents whole seems to be an extremely satisfying way of fighting and seeking revenge."
"So, as long as we consume the toadflax, even if someone makes a mistake and gets eaten, I can still briefly control them through the toadflax, turning them into our allies."
"Moreover, my toadflax becomes stronger when facing stronger opponents. Once it enters the bodies of these demons, it can become even more powerful. At that time, as long as we can inflict some injuries on the other demons, we can infect them, making them briefly fight for us."
"This is our last chance to turn the tide."
Lu Ming's brows furrowed.
Wow.
You're something else, Gu Yue!
At this critical moment, you're still thinking of sacrificing your teammates, having them go up and sell themselves? Consume the toadflax poison, get swallowed by the demons, and you can control the demons?
"Well... My current opponents aren't demons; they're human Powerhouses. They probably won't eat people, so I don't need to."
Lu Ming immediately charged out, engaging in another chaotic battle with the four Powerhouses.
"Damn it! He's not even going all out!"
Gu Yue cursed silently and turned to Long Aotian, "Brother Aotian, what about you?"
"Don't tell me you're not going all out either?"
Long Aotian frowned, feeling that something was off with Gu Yue today.
"We're just acquaintances, and being surrounded now is because of you and me. It's an unwarranted disaster, and he's already made it clear that he doesn't need our help."
"There's no need to fight to the death for our sake."
"With such integrity, why are you talking about us?"
What's this, you want us to fight to the death for you, even though I, Thomas, don't think I have such charisma?
"..."
Gu Yue could only drop the topic and stared at the approaching Demon Clan Powerhouses, transmitting, "As for the toadflax..."
"You keep it for yourself."
Long Aotian coldly huffed, "I'm certain they don't have the ability to swallow us."
"Damn it!"
He was speechless and could only fight fiercely again.
Long Aotian did the same.
After several more rounds, Gu Yue was in a pitiful state.
Lu Ming remained uninjured.
This made his expression turn dark, and he started to move closer to Lu Ming, trying to stir up trouble.
Lu Ming naturally noticed this and narrowed his eyes.
"As expected, this Gu Yue is someone who, if he can't kill, he won't let live."
"First, this guy isn't as easy to manipulate as Tang Shenwang. For his life and interests, he'll sell out anyone."
"Secondly, he doesn't have Long Aotian's integrity..."
Let's not talk about Tang Shenwang for now.
Long Aotian's character wasn't actually that bad. At least towards his 'own' people, he wouldn't really betray them or sell them out.
Except for wanting them to bow to him after a while of not seeing each other, he wouldn't really betray or sell out his own people.
Towards outsiders, he also wouldn't kill innocents indiscriminately. Even if it was exterminating a clan or sect, there was always a reason.
Either they provoked him, or someone harassed his female companion...
If one were to speak honestly, perhaps Long Aotian's biggest problem was the Intelligence Reduction Aura.
But Gu Yue was too sinister; he could sell out anyone!
Like right now.
Long Aotian's opponents were stronger and more dangerous, yet they never thought of dragging him into the fight, but Gu Yue, with his sinister intentions, was bringing the 'battlefield' closer and closer to Long Aotian's side.
His intentions didn't need to be said.
"But..."
"Can I grant your wish?"
Rip!
Lu Ming's speed suddenly surged, and he started to 'flee'.
"So strong!"
His face was filled with terror.
Although the array formation had yet to be fully deciphered, a 'test version' was still available, capable of increasing speed several times over. Within this formation, circling around would not make it easy to be caught up with.
The four Imperial Capital powerhouses were stunned.
"We were so in sync, how could you suddenly run off?!" But then, they glanced at the approaching Gu Yue and his 'battle', and they understood.
Who isn't a smart person?
We were having a good time here, and you want to drag us into this mess? How dare you!
They instantly realized and began to scold him, and then 'pursued' Lu Ming.
"Trying to escape?!"
"Within this formation, can you really escape?"
"Stay here!"
"Today, you shall die!"
They roared and charged forward, passing by Gu Yue's battle zone, and even...
Two of the powerhouses glanced at Gu Yue and unleashed two of their ultimate techniques, striking Gu Yue with such force that he cried out in pain, his face turning dark.
Lu Ming ran.
They gave chase.
The Demon Clan powerhouses didn't even spare a glance at Lu Ming. As for the Imperial Capital powerhouses, they scoffed, looking down upon them.
"The humans are indeed weak, not daring to fight to the death. No wonder the Demon Clan has been able to exist and even thrive all these years!"
"It's not a big deal, this is for the best."
They didn't care about Lu Ming.
After all, he had nothing to do with this.
If they were to kill Lu Ming after dealing with Long Aotian and Gu Yue Fangyuan, they wouldn't mind doing so. After all, as someone who was with Long Aotian, he couldn't be a good person.
But at this moment, killing Long Aotian and his partner was the priority! However...
Amidst their intense battle and Long Aotian's deliberate guidance, the formation was eventually broken.
Although four powerhouses had joined forces to set up the formation, with so many Seventh Realm and above powerhouses erupting, and even an Eighth Realm expert going all out, the formation naturally couldn't hold for long.
"Hmph!"
Long Aotian grunted and coughed up blood, his body retreating forcefully.
"The cause today will have a 'grand repayment' in the future!"
He wanted to escape.
But the large blackbird coldly laughed, spreading its wings like a great phoenix, blocking the space, "Trying to escape? Can you really get away? Die!"
Being a dignified Eighth Realm powerhouse, he knew Long Aotian had various tricks up his sleeve, and he wouldn't let him escape.
Long Aotian remained silent, spitting out golden blood, truly resorting to desperate measures, causing their expressions to change.
"Eighth Realm, is that so impressive?"
"To push me to such an extent, you have every reason to be proud."
"But today, you must leave something behind."
Boom! Long Aotian ignited his essence blood, even burning his divine soul.
Golden flames engulfed his body, burning fiercely.
At this moment, he disregarded everything, determined to fight his way out. He was furious and manic.
The hatred in his heart was also growing wildly.
"Since my birth, I've never been in such a passive situation, nor have I suffered such a severe injury, even forcing me into a desperate situation..."
"I need the Feather Clan."
"I must destroy them!"
Boom! Behind Long Aotian, a Divine Emperor's illusion appeared faintly.
He stood upon the earth, beneath the endless void, as if descending from the Immortal or Divine Realm. The boundless divine radiance filled the sky, visible even from a million miles away in the Imperial Capital!
"Get out of my way!!!"
Blocking his path?! Long Aotian's rage knew no bounds, and the Divine Emperor's illusion behind him erupted in an instant.
He didn't retreat but advanced, daring to confront the Eighth Realm demon head-on.
The illusion moved in sync with him.
He clenched his fists.
But the illusion grabbed the large blackbird's wings with both hands, tearing them apart in the latter's disbelieving gaze!
"Ow!!!"
The large blackbird screamed in agony.
Black feathers flew everywhere.
One of its wings was torn apart by the Divine Emperor's illusion!
This scene shocked everyone present, humans and demons alike.
Immediately, the Divine Emperor's illusion exploded, blasting a spatial vortex in this sealed space and swallowing the unconscious Long Aotian, who then disappeared without a trace.
"..."
The atmosphere became extremely awkward for a moment.
"Ah!!!"
The large blackbird reacted, going crazy, almost angry enough to spit blood.
All the demons were stunned.
They knew Long Aotian was fierce.
But they never expected that when Long Aotian lost control, he would be this powerful!
"Pursue him!!!"
The large blackbird snapped out of it, roaring in anger, "He's unconscious, the perfect time to kill him!"
"..."
"Wait!"
"Kill Gu Yue first!"
"And that kid, kill him too!"
Having its wing torn, the blackbird's injury wasn't severe for an Eighth Realm demon, and it could recover in almost an instant.
But...
Embarrassed and humiliated, the demons immediately shifted their targets towards Gu Yue Fangyuan.
Gu Yue Fangyuan's expression turned grim, sensing something amiss.
"Damn it."
"Damn it."
"You all will die!"
Gu Yue Fangyuan roared in his heart.
In the moment when Long Aotian ignited his essence blood and fought desperately, Gu Yue Fangyuan had already begun his preparations.
At that instant, he also fought with all his might.
His body instantly dissipated, transforming into countless toadflax insects flying in all directions, and even a large cloud of toxic mist spreading.
"Hmm?"
The large blackbird roared, "Kill them all, not even a speck of dust shall be spared!"
He didn't know what tricks Gu Yue Fangyuan had, but since he was doing this, there must be a reason. All he needed to do was to thoroughly eliminate him and prevent future troubles.
Poisonous insects, countless toadflax insects almost invisible to the naked eye? Kill them all!
The demons unleashed their power, and Lu Ming also 'exploded' at this moment, burning his essence blood to escape.
(End of Chapter)
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